Thursday, May 21, 2009

Strength


The theme for this weeks Inspire me Thursday is "warrior". For most of my life when I envisioned a warrior I ususally saw a man engaged in some sort of warfare or challenge, but in fact a warrior to me now is someone of strength whether that be physical , emotional or moral. A champion who knows herself or himself well enough to not engage in battle but has the inner strength to achieve their goal through modest means and calm determination. This is a digital collage that I made for my Tarot series- this being the number 8 card "Strength". I found images that for me depicts a warrior that walks in strength and is empowered. I stayed a bit traditional with the use of a female image and a lion.

6 comments:

  1. Did you hear of the english queen Bodecia? She turned into a warrior-queen when the Romans killed her husband and her sons. She had long, red hair, and was so wild the romans were scared of her apparently. anyway. I´m sure you can find something about her online.
    I thought of her when I saw your piece. I like the details.

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  2. That is exactly who I thought of when I saw the card! It is beautiful and I agree with your definition of warrior. I'm still thinking about the prompt--not sure how I want to express it.

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  3. I love your interpretation of this week's topic and of Strength. Powerful imagery and colors! Thanks for sharing with us at Inspire Me Thursday!

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  4. This is great! The art work is fabulous and so is the post!

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  5. What a remarkable image. I had a dream of a woman with tattoos all over her body similar to this one, but not a warrior. Where did you find this image? Is there a tale that goes with it? I would love to know.

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  6. fabulous!! I must go look and see the rest of your work!! well done!

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